Laos vs Seychelles: Spirits consumption per person
Laos
3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Seychelles
3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Laos rank
20th
Seychelles rank
18th
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Laos
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Laos, a difference of 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3611 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 1970s | 3.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.773 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 1980s | 4.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.692 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8857 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1503 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4162 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Laos or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Laos and Seychelles?
- 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Seychelles rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Laos ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 18th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.